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Pedestrian safety and a circulator bus urged at Littleton TMB public comment
Summary
Three public commenters urged the board to prioritize people over cars: a resident called for people-centered street design, another proposed a local circulator bus linking downtown, the library and civic center, and a third urged multimodal planning and transparency.
During the public-comment period, three residents urged the Transportation & Mobility Advisory Board to prioritize pedestrian-friendly design and to pursue local transit options.
Robin Bernstein (Littleton Crossing resident) described life without a car and urged planners to "design for people, not the car," noting only about 11% of American schoolchildren walk to school and arguing streets should support pedestrian activity rather than car storage. Bernstein called for planners to experience the pedestrian perspective and criticized car-centered infrastructure as a public-health hazard.
Candace Rutledge, who attends City Council meetings and identified herself as a Littleton constituent, advocated for a local circulator bus linking the library, civic center and downtown. Rutledge suggested the circulator could coordinate with RTD and recommended speed tables with push-button flashing lights as preferable to speed bumps. She also offered to help design a possible Front Range passenger-rail station if the city moves forward.
Ken Chad emphasized solving for all travel modes and praised the new-member packet and onboarding materials. He urged that transit, land use and economic development be integrated and encouraged the board to share work with the public rather than treat training as a punitive checklist.
Board members thanked the speakers and staff noted the Safer Streets program and TMP update will address pedestrian infrastructure and connectivity during the upcoming planning process.
